April

I did get the binding done on the Mod Squad Wonky Stars Quilt I shared last month but still haven't quilted the blue baby quilt and my NYBeauty.

Lotsa "for others" quilting:

Downton Abbey turning twenty 

For a dog trainer 

Teacher gift-

These are quilt donation quilts- I took home the kits the committee had already cut and just had to sew them up and quilt them!!  Here is 2 of the 3 I made. 

I finished all the wedge blocks and decided on the fabric for the center circles and even got all of them blanket stitched!!

I need to get them back up on the wall and a final layout figured out.

I just put together this quilt, it's a gift. (Shhhh)!! 

It's from the new book

I want to make every quilt in this book!

Every quilt is reversible too-so you get twice the patterns all pretty easy and use jelly rolls.  I didn't use a jelly roll for this one - I think I cut 8 FQ ( from my stash) which I then pieced to get the length and continued from there!

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In spite of attending two Penguins games and cheering my head off, it wasn't enough!  

The weather has not yet been warm enough on the days our schedules were free for the first bike ride....

We have been enjoying the grands -Jade is 10!! Yikes.

 And I was there for Jo's first haircut!! Just cut the bangs so we can see her pretty eyes!  

Life is good.

March

My batik NYBeauty is finally, really done!

I am so glad I added the outside border and that I had just enough of the black/blue background fabric to make it with...sweated a little near the end.

And now it waits to be quilted.

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We had a blast on the guilds retreat. I finished this baby quilt top - it's waiting to be quilted.

              And made good progress in the blocks for  this one.

     I've been diligently piecing additional blocks as time permits. I am the using Simple  Marks line from Malka Dubrawsky and Grunge "marshmallow" for the background.  Still deciding on what to use for the circle appliqués...I have some time for that!

And I put together the four blocks I made with osnaburg for the background.

         I was only going to make one; a pillow then I made two ... Three and who needs three pillows the same 

Some things never change with me.

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Lotsa quilting for others going on too.

Not sure if I showed the mod squad group quilt so I'll throw it in, still need to finish the binding on it. Sigh.

        Fun times, fun times

           Life is Good!

QOV

I just finished quilting this cool Stars and Stripes quilt.  I quilted E's & 3's with white thread.

Great texture in the back.

Last week I custom quilted this wall quilt, I think it is 54 inches square.

Feathers everywhere!!

This was my first time using a curved edge design on a quilt.  I used my new Sidekick ruler from Sew Kind of Wonderful- it worked great.

The guild quilt retreat is next weekend.

I need to get organized for that-- can't wait! 

Speaking of guild; the raffle quilt was well received! Yay!

Even Jo was happy!!

More swoon pictures

Pittsburgh is in the frigid zone weather wise but I figured if I wanted a couple pictures of the entire quilt I'd have to go out today.

I forgot to mention the quilt measures 90 x 106.

 I loved making it and quilting it; I hope to make one of my own this year!!

As usual I apologize for crapola photos!!

Swooning Somerset

I am very happy that the guild raffle quilt is done!

I custom quilted it. 

The background in a swirl and the block background with the same swirl only as a fill. Each block I quilted differently.  I sewed the binding to the top but someone else will hand sew it to the back!  Yea!!

The back looks pretty cool too. 

January 30th

Wow that was a fast month!

So I just finished the NYB

I am really really happy with it.

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I have the first row quilted on the Swoon quilt.  I'm doing a larger swirl in the background between the blocks 

and the same swirl only small as a fill in the white areas of each block. After that's all done, I'll go back and quilt in each star.

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I got to babysit this morning😍

If you would have told me a couple years ago that the most fun ever is sitting and crawling around on a living room floor playing with someone who drools, can only says few words: hi, bye,uh-oh, happy; I would not have believed it!!!  But it's true!!!

Fun times, fun times!

Life is good!

New York Beauty

I feel like I could just continue making blocks and playing with the layout of this forever!

I did rip out the outside wedge shapes on two of the blocks that were  just too light. Amazingly, I was able to save the block!!! Yea

Each block is an investment in time and the idea of ruining one made me stop and think.  But I know me; and if I hadn't my eye would forever be drawn right to them.  Not good! 

Of course as I'm looking at this photo I see things I could move...

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I did start quilting the Swoon  raffle quilt quilt--another yea!  

I was planning on custom quilting it.but then I remembered I had pressed the seams open so there went that idea, which involved a lot of SID. Oh well.

My plan is to have it finished in a week or two! 

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I have finished a few customer quilts this month too.

Fun times fun times!!